eat out in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for eat out in the English»French Dictionary

I.eat <pret ate, pp eaten> [Brit iːt, Am it] VB trans

1. eat (consume) person, animal:

II.eat <pret ate, pp eaten> [Brit iːt, Am it] VB intr

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.out [aʊt] VB trans Out is used after many verbs in English to alter or reinforce the meaning of the verb (hold out, wipe out, filter out etc.). Very often in French, a verb alone will be used to translate these combinations. For translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry (hold, wipe, filter etc.).
When out is used as an adverb meaning outside, it often adds little to the sense of the phrase: they're out in the garden = they're in the garden. In such cases out will not usually be translated: ils sont dans le jardin.
out is used as an adverb to mean absent or not at home. In this case she's out really means she's gone out and the French translation is elle est sortie.
For the phrase out of see III. in the entry below.
For examples of the above and other uses, see the entry below.

See also wipe, hold, filter, come out

I.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] N

II.wipe [Brit wʌɪp, Am waɪp] VB trans

I.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB trans

II.hold <pret, pp held> [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] VB intr

IV.hold [Brit həʊld, Am hoʊld] N

I.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] N

II.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB trans

III.filter [Brit ˈfɪltə, Am ˈfɪltər] VB intr

I.keeping [Brit ˈkiːpɪŋ, Am ˈkipɪŋ] N (custody)

eat out in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for eat out in the English»French Dictionary

out → out of

See also out of, inside, in, in

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The high street is home to a number of independently owned restaurants, allowing residents to eat out locally.
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They eat out the inner pith of the stem, into which they bore at intervals.
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About the best to eat out of hand, and very good for all culinary purposes as well.
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It has a beautiful city centre and people tend to eat out a lot there.
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Young larvae eat out the ripe fruit of a thyme floret.
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They make do with discarded placentas, which they eat out of half-open medical waste bins.
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As some restaurants are becoming more health conscious, getting the smaller size for a meal can help you eat out without going broke.
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They eat out of silver plates.
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However, if it becomes clear that one plans to generally eat out, the price may go up because this is an important second source of income.
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Constrained by tight finances and a mistrust of the unknown quality of road food, these earliest travelers were often reluctant to eat out.
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